A GLOW UP for British Gas HomeCare

British Gas HomeCare, a flagship service offering insurance, home services, and smart home solutions, is one of the UK’s most popular home assistance products. However, declining digital sales prompted British Gas to form a dedicated team to reinvent the customer journey, drive growth, and deliver a seamless digital experience. As a product-focused Business Analyst, I played a critical role in reimagining and optimising the HomeCare experience to boost engagement and sales.

    • Reinvented the digital journey for HomeCare customers, focusing on ease of use, clear communication, and seamless online interactions.

    • Enhanced HomeCare, Home Insurance, and Smart Home products by integrating customer feedback, data insights, and user testing.

    • Boosted engagement and customer retention with the development of the British Gas Rewards programme, incentivising loyalty through tailored rewards.

    • Created and maintained product roadmaps visible to all stakeholders, aligning team efforts and strategic objectives.

    • Facilitated user story mapping sessions to design and prioritise features, ensuring a clear understanding of customer needs and journey requirements.

    • Defined meaningful Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) to deliver valuable solutions quickly while maximising learning opportunities.

    • Collaborated with engineers to design technical solutions that aligned with customer needs and business goals.

    • Designed and executed multiple A/B tests weekly to validate hypotheses and optimise product performance.

    • Significantly increased journey conversion rates, improving the online purchase experience for customers.

    • Successfully reduced customer contact rates by streamlining the HomeCare product journey, reducing reliance on call centres.

    • Used data-driven decision-making and user testing to optimise features, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and retention.

    • Played a key role in launching a connected smart home experience, integrating innovative technology to meet evolving customer needs.

    • Addressed declining digital sales by reimagining the customer journey and introducing new features to improve usability and engagement.

    • Balanced competing priorities across multiple products, ensuring HomeCare, Insurance, and Smart Home solutions met both customer expectations and business KPIs.

    • Managed the complexities of coordinating data-driven improvements across several teams while ensuring alignment with overarching goals.

    • Overcame initial resistance to new methodologies like Behaviour-Driven Development (BDD), achieving adoption through demonstrated efficiency gains.

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